MichaelJSchurrMD

General Surgery • Asheville, NC

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Director Mission Hospital Burn Center

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Office
1 Hospital Dr
Ste 4200
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone+1 828-776-5735

Education & Training

University of TennesseeFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1993 - 1994
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2011 - 2015
WI State Medical License 1989 - 2011
TN State Medical License 1993 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Instilled Lidocaine vs Placebo for Pain Management During Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) Dressing Changes Start of enrollment: 2004 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Evaluation of Supralaryngeal Airway Removal During Initial Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
StrataGraft® Skin Tissue as an Alternative to Autografting Full-thickness Complex Skin Defects Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 24
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

87 citations
Conservative management of ingested foreign bodies.
Steven T. Weiland, Michael J. Schurr
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2002-05-01
20 citations
The use of native chemical functional groups presented by wound beds for the covalent attachment of polymeric microcarriers of bioactive factors.
Rishabh Jain, Ankit Agarwal, Patricia R. Kierski, Michael J. Schurr, Christopher J. Murphy
Biomaterials. 2013-01-01
147 citations
A549 Lung Epithelial Cells Grown as Three-Dimensional Aggregates: Alternative Tissue Culture Model for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis
Alexander J. Carterson, K. Höner zu Bentrup, C. M. Ott, Mark S. F. Clarke, Duane L. Pierson
Infection and Immunity. 2005-02-01

Press Mentions

Next-Generation Wound Dressing Microlyte® Matrix Heals a Majority of Chronic Wounds in a First Published Prospective Clinical StudyNovember 13th, 2020
Imbed Awarded $1.5 Million NIH Grant to Fight Biofilms in WoundsSeptember 27th, 2019
Imbed Biosciences Closes $2 Million in Series A Financing to Commercialize Its Wound Healing MatrixApril 18th, 2019

Grant Support

Control Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Quorum Sensing And AlginateNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2012
Regulation Of Ps. Aeruginosa Virulence Factors By AlgrNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2008
Regulation Of Ps. Aeruginosa Virulence Factors By AlgrNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004–2006
Local Anesthetic Infusion For Pain Management Following Inguinal Hernia RepairNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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